Art Guild of Williamson County
The Williamson County Art Guild is a 501 (c)(3) and is organized and operated for educational and charitable purposes to stimulate interest in art in Williamson County, Texas and beyond.
At WCAG artists thrive through skill-share, attending workshops and having opportunities to regularly show and sell their work.
Kelsey Archbold Art and Illustrations
Kelsey Archbold Art and Illustrations
Oil Paintings
Kelsey Jenkinson Archbold grew up in Buckinghamshire, England and Anchorage, Alaska. She got her B.F.A with honors from Kansas City Art Institute In 2009. In 2010 she moved to Austin, Texas where she still currently resides.
Her work has been exhibited at the H&R Blockspace in KC, the Austin Art Garage, The Artpost, and the Georgetown Art Center. Her work is permanently installed at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Virginia Headley Maserang Fine Art
Virginia Headley Maserang Fine Art
Abstract Encaustic and Mixed Media
What I love as a painter, I play with – color, texture, marks, and symbols. By “play”, I mean that I paint abstractly, beginning each work simply with a few marks and colors to evoke a mood or a thought, and then reacting intuitively, I grow each piece layer upon layer until it speaks of an experience, concept, or mood from my unconscious or memory. I find the “aha” that comes bubbling up delightful and inspiring, and it keeps me coming back for more “play.” My color palette is deeply influenced by my central Texas home – limestone, blue jeans and blue skies, red chili, rusted barbed wire, and spectacular aqua and orange sunrises and sunsets.
I choose to work most often in the medium of encaustic. Why wax? – The layers of wax help tell the story through either revealing or obscuring elements in the work. In addition, it can be worked quickly and yet can stay in process and evolve indefinitely. Plus, there’s fire – painting with fire for sure adds to unpredictability and therefore more play. Recent play has extended to working with watercolor and acrylic for the way the medium type gives a different tone to the work.
South Main Arts Festival
The South Main Arts Festival is a juried and curated artistic event in celebration of the Month of the Arts in Georgetown, TX.
More information coming soon!
10a.m.-6:30p.m. | October 19, 2024 | Near Grace Heritage Center | 817 S Main St
The call for artist entries for booth exhibitors for the 3rd annual South Main Arts Festival on October 19, 2024 is NOW OPEN! See all guidelines and submit your application here! https://www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=12341
Celebrate Georgetown’s third annual South Main Arts Festival dedicated to the fine arts and located in the new South Main Arts District – a project that received Cultural District grant funding from the Texas Commission on the Arts. Shop the juried artist booths for a variety of artistic media while viewing public art projects by passionate artists and volunteers from the community! Enjoy food trucks, live music, dancers, and theatrical performances throughout the day, as well as kids arts activities. Please visit this festival website regularly for the latest program and festival schedule updates!
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Details for the 2023 festival can be found below. Be prepared to experience expanded programming during the 2024 festival.
Celebrate Georgetown’s 2nd Annual South Main Arts Festival dedicated to the fine arts and located in the new South Main Arts District – a project that received Cultural District grant funding from the Texas Commission on the Arts. Shop the juried artist booths for a variety of artistic media while participating in a community mural painting project! Enjoy food trucks, live music and ribbon dancers throughout the day, kids arts activities and pottery making by Cordovan Art School…and an outdoor theatrical performance, too. Visit the Georgetown Art Center to view the current Art Hop exhibit and participate in a spooky Haunted Art House pop-up visual art exhibit at Grace Chapel. The evening’s live music headliner is Texas Commission on the Arts Touring Roster Artist, Guy Forsyth, so be sure to join us for his performance at 5pm!
The City of Georgetown’s Water Conservation Team is also looking to bring awareness to sustainable watering resources with the vibrant addition of art to rain barrels. The first second annual Painted Rain Barrel Project will coincide with the Georgetown Arts and Culture Program’s Autumn Art Stroll, South Main Arts Festival, and the Water Conservation Team’s “Imagine a Day Without Water” events in October 2023.
The barrels will be displayed around City facilities and local businesses downtown, before and during the South Main Arts Festival. All painted barrels will be available to purchase via a silent auction that will run through the course of the Autumn Art Stroll and South Main Arts Festival.
Featured food vendors include Yoyo Bubble Teas, Gypsy Ice, and Jimmy Vega’s Smokehouse! Be sure to also check out the surrounding Arts District restaurants for beverages and other offerings: Sweet Lemon Kitchen, Kork Wine Bar, Lamppost Coffe, Thundercloud Subs, and District Six.
LIVE MUSIC SCHEDULE
Community mural painting and ribbon dancers performing throughout the day of the festival!
Art Center Splash Pad Musicians
10 a.m. – Chirag Gokani
11 a.m. – 1 p.m. – Sister Golden Hair Trio
1 – 3 p.m. – Alexia Dalton Trio
3 p.m. – GISD student musicians
4 p.m. – GISD Student musicians
SOMA Park Musicians
10 a.m. – Eric Hanke
11 a.m. – 1 p.m. – Mega’Tune
1:15 p.m. – SU Theatre student preview of the Spitfire Grill musical at Southwestern
2 – 4 p.m. – Lost & Nameless
5-6:30 p.m. – LIVE MUSIC PERFORMANCE BY HEADLINER AND TCA TOURING ROSTER ARTIST GUY FORSYTH BAND!
Pictured: Headlining musician Guy Forsyth
ARTIST VENDOR DIRECTORY…
Georgetown Art Strolls
The Arts and Culture Program hosts two semi-annual Art Strolls in the fall and the spring where participants can engage in interactive arts experiences at arts and culture facilities and arts based businesses across the Downtown Georgetown Cultural District that include artist demonstrations, performances, live music, and art shopping opportunities.
Start your Stroll at any of the (3) check-in locations to pick up your Stroll badge. Then continue your Stroll across the Downtown Georgetown Cultural District to visit and shop at the participating arts and culture venues and view Georgetown’s popular collection of public art murals and sculptures. Enjoy complementary food and beverages exclusively for Art Stroll patrons with an Art Stroll badge, as well as discounted Art Stroll cocktails by Sweet Lemon and cold brew shots by Little Lemon at the Library!
Printed maps will be available at Art Stroll badge check-in locations and each venue. Or click here for the online map: Art Stroll Map
Participating Venues & Programming – Stroll badge pick up at designated locations on the map
African American Shotgun House Museum STROLL BADGE LOCATION – (801 West St) – Tour the Shotgun House Museum and view the featured exhibit, The Negro School of Fine Arts. Enjoy live music by Mega’Tune at the Preserving History mural by Norma Clark and Devon Clarkson, as well as ice cream from Scoops.
Georgetown Public Library & Little Lemon at the Library – (402 W 8th St) Enjoy live music in the library lobby by Sister Golden Hair, as well as live music by Swing Shift and sweet treats by Little Lemon in the Poppy Plaza for patrons with an Art Stroll badge. View current exhibits: “A passion for Glass” by Cindy Savary in the Little Lemon Cafe Gallery and “Kindred Threads: Emergence” in the gallery upstairs. And be sure to add your leaves to the Poet Tree in the Library Lobby!
Williamson County Art Guild Gallery (708 S Rock St) – View the exhibit in the gallery while enjoying live music and refreshments, along with art demonstrations and a mini art vendor market outside the gallery.
Georgetown Palace Theatre’s “Palace Playhouse” Location – STROLL BADGE LOCATION (216 W 8th St) – They’ve got it all! Art, music, and drinks. Grab a glass of wine and enjoy an art exhibit featuring artists from the Williamson County Art Guild. There will also have a short performance featuring singers from Disaster! The Musical. You don’t want to miss the talent.
Williamson Museum – (716 S Austin Ave) – View the art exhibit, “Look Up”, inspired by the total solar eclipse happening in April, and vote for your favorite piece in the exhibit. Art Stroll Participants can also create some Mini Minute Art on canvas during the stop at the Museum!
Prima Dora – (114 W 8th St) – Visit this premier Georgetown art gallery to view and purchase artwork from a treasure trove of local and Central Texas artists showcased in the gallery while viewing a live artist demonstration.
Georgetown Art Center – (816 S Main St) – Enjoy live music in the splash pad outside the Art Center while viewing the April exhibit, Persimmon Tree. Kids can create their very own mini-canvas masterpiece in the art studio during the Art Stoll.
Grace Heritage Center STROLL BADGE LOCATION- (817 S Main St) – Visit Grace Chapel and engage in a presentation at 6pm by Preservation Georgetown about how Georgetown has grown – from George Washington Glasscock to the impact of changes in the ETJ laws. There will also be a choral performance during the evening.
South Main Arts District Green & Sweet Lemon Kitchen – (Behind Grace Chapel) – While shopping the artist booths in Grace Plaza, step over to the South Main Arts District Green to enjoy small bites and $4 Art Stroll cocktails by Sweet Lemon Kitchen featured exclusively for Art Stroll patrons. Also enjoy live music, a photo booth, face painting, and mocktail offerings. Swing Shift will finish out the evening with a performance in the SOMA District!
Artist Booths in Grace Plaza
Artists participating as booth exhibitors in Grace Plaza include acrylic paintings by Aaron Damon Porter; jewelry by Kathleen Lundy; acrylics, encaustics by Virginia Headley Maserang, acrylic paintings by Lynn Kessel; and photography by Markus Lindsey.
